Brassiere hook



Feb. 13, 1923.

W. E. HATHEWAY BRASSIERE HOOK Filed Apr. 6, 1922 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEJY Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

*UNITED STATES} PATENT lorries. 1

BnAssIn'nn 11001:.

Application filed April 6 1922; Serial No. 550,144.

T 0 all w 710m it may concern:

Be'it known that I, WVILLIAM E. HATHE- WAY, itizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and idtate of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bras siere Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to brassiere hooks used with corset covers or brassieres, and is adapted for properly holding a brassiere in position in connection with corset steels or dicate like parts throughout the several views;

Figure 1 represents a detail view of the hook adapted for either front or back laced corsets, also sectional view of a corset stud in the normal osition it will occupy when the hook is engaged therewith;

Figure 2 is a broken view of corset steels connected by the usual clasp, and the hook engaging thestud; I

Figure 3 is a view looking in the direction of arrow at of Figure 2, also a broken view of the hook supporting tape;

Figure 4 is a detail view of a hook minus the offset feature for engaging the lacing;

Figure 5'is a view of the hook, broken view of its supporting tape, broken view of the lacing engaged by the ofi'set portion of the hook;

Figure 6 is a view of the hook tilted to one side, and broken view of its supporting tape, and

Figures 7, 8, and 9, are broken views of the hook showing different modified forms of .the irregularly shaped slots for corset studs.

The hook consists of the metal base 1 having, Figures 1, 2, 4, 5, and ,6, the openings 2 and 3 to receive the brassiere supporting tape 4. 5 is the usual opening for the head 8 of the corset stud 7 when the corset steels 8 and 9 are connected together by the clasp 10, Figure 2.

In Figures], 2, 4C, 5, and 6, the irregular shaped stud slot 11 radiates from the large opening 5, terminating in a well defined curve l1 at the bottom of the hook. The slot is so shaped that the stud 7 will normally lie at the lowest point 01"- the curve, Figure 1,'and at one side of projection 12, so that, any downward movement of the hook, due to bending over of the wearer, will engage the edge 13 with the stud and cause the hook to swing to one side, Figure 6, and thus prevent the hook entering that portion of the slot leading directly into the opening 5, as would be the case if the slot led in a straight line from said opening.

To release the hook, it is necessary tov manually swing the hook in the opposite direction far enough for the projection or tongue 12 to pass the stud and align it with that part of the slot leading directly into the large opening 5, when a slight downward pressure will release it.

To utilize the hook also for engagement with the corset lacings 14, Figure 5, the central portion 1 is ofiset to provide the required receptacle to admit the lacings. This offset, Figure 8, will lie in such proximity to the corset steel carrying the studs so that any undue movement on the part of the op posite steel. that would. tend to unfasten the clasplO would be counteracted by the engagement of said steel with the hook.

In the modified form of the slot shown in Figures 7 to 9 inclusive, the same idea of irregular formation to prevent accidental disengagement of the hook is carried out. To avoid confusion with the slots shown in the preceding figures, these modified shaped slots will be designated by letters of ret-' erence as follows 1- In Figure 7, the slot 6 is staggered to such an extent that when the stud is at the lowest point 0', it would be prevented by the several angles of the slot from reaching the opening 5. The same security is met in the slot 03, Figure 8, when the stud is normally located at e. In Figure 9, the point f being the normal position of the slot 9 for the stud, any downward movement of the hook would naturally bring the stud into the recess It, rather than into that part of the slot leading into the opening 5.

It is quite evident that, their-regular shape of the slot can be greatly varied to suit the shape and size of the hook and give the necessary strength. Therefore, do not wish to be held to any particular shape oithe slot so long as the slot leads out from the so. I

' large opening in an irregular path I employ the term.irregu1ar slot to mean any deviation from a radial line drawn from the center of the opening 5 that Will effectually prevent accidental disengagement of the hook from. the stud, and this can best be Abrassierehook comprising a base having an opening to receive the head of a, corset stud and an irregularly shaped slot for the reception of the body. of the stud leading therefrom and narrower than said opening and so shaped as toeffeetnally preventlaco'idental detachment of the hook from the stud, and a portion of said base offset for the reception of the corset lacing.

In testimony whereof I afiix mg signature.

WVI LLIA'M E. HAT EWAY. 

